A young girl of Sundargarh district, who was allegedly sold off by her boyfriend in New Delhi has been rescued by a social organisation.
As per reports, one Sankar Bage had taken the girl Balmati Moil hailing from Kucheita in Chandiposh area of the district to Delhi on March 3 on the pretext of marrying her. The girl’s cousin Nirmanti Tirkey is alleged to have connived with Sankar and persuaded the victim to go to Delhi.
In Delhi, Shankar abandoned her at an office and fled from the spot. Later, the girl learnt that her friend had sold her off.
When she managed to contact her parents and informed them about her ordeal up, they lodged a complaint with the Chandiposh police in this connection on March 5.
However, as police did not cooperate in rescuing the girl they sought the help of a social activist Chandmani Sandil, who contacted a Delhi-based NGO for help. Finally, the girl was rescued and she reached Rourkela on Tuesday evening.
“As per the FIR, we have registered case. We are now recording the statement of victim girl and we are investigating the case. We are searching for accused Shankar and Nirmanti,” said Chandiposh police station IIC Satish Nayak.